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Scrutinizing our Motives
The main character in T.S. Eliot’s play Murder in the Cathedral is Thomas a Beckett, a bishop, who from every outward appearance is saint. He is scrupulously honest, generous to
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Jesus – Checking our Emotions
There is a poignant scene in the series The Chosen which, irrespective of our reaction to it, demands reflection. This is the scene: Just before curing Peter’s mother-in-law of a
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Faith – Beyond the Head and the Heart
C.S. Lewis, one of the great Christian apologists, didn’t become a Christian without resistance and struggle. He grew into adulthood nursing a certain skepticism and agnosticism. He wasn’t drawn naturally
https://ronrolheiser.com/faith-beyond-the-head-and-the-heart/
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Paradox, Seeming Inconsistency, and Tension
The thought of some of the greatest and most influential people in history seems at times riddled with inconsistencies. Jesus, Augustine, Socrates, Aristotle, among others, appear at times to be
https://ronrolheiser.com/paradox-seeming-inconsistency-and-tension/
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A Needed Reminder
A Benedictine monk shared this story with me. During his early years in religious life, he had been resentful because he was required to ask permission from his Abbott if
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Seeing Spring and Easter
In my mid-20s, I spent a year studying at the University of San Francisco. I had just been ordained a priest and was finishing a graduate degree in theology. Easter
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The Resurrection: The Ultimate Meta-Narrative
Several years ago, while presenting at a conference at our school, a young priest from Quebec, Pierre-Olivier Tremblay, shared a story (in words to this effect). I spent some years
https://ronrolheiser.com/the-resurrection-the-ultimate-meta-narrative/
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The Chosen
I am sure many of you are familiar with the TV series about the life of Jesus called The Chosen. It was launched in 2019, has been in theaters and
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Searching for Jesus in the Afternoon of Christianity
Where might we experience Jesus today in a world that is seemingly too crowded with its own concerns to allow a space for him? The renowned spirituality writer Tomas Halik,
https://ronrolheiser.com/searching-for-jesus-in-the-afternoon-of-christianity/
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Melancholy and the Soul
Normally none of us likes feeling sad, heavy, or depressed. Generally, we prefer sunshine to darkness, lightheartedness to melancholy. That’s why we tend to do everything we can to distract ourselves from melancholy, to